[Ethacizine in the treatment of psoriasis]

Ethacizine (2-carbethoxyamino-10 (3-diethylaminopropionyl) phenothiazine hydrochloride) has been administered in a daily dose of 150-200 mg for 8-10 weeks to 46 patients with diffuse psoriasis. The treatment has been effective in 84.8% of the patients. Late results, followed up over a year in 40 patients, are fine.